Sabine Grunwald

Research Team (2008)

Post-Docs

Dr. Ho-young Kwon

Post-Doc

11/2006 to present

Research project: Object-oriented transport modeling of phosphorus in various Florida crops

Ph.D. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006)

"An approach to using labile soil nitrogen measurements (ISNT) for calibration of the DSSAT/CENTURY agroecosystem model for site-specific nitrogen fertilizer management in Illinois, USA"

Dr. Deoyani Sarkhot

Post-Doc

1/2008 to present

Research project: Assessment of soil carbon storage on sites in TX using analytical and spectral methods

Ph.D. Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida

Dr. Brent Myers

Post-Doc

8/2008 to present

Research project: Geospatial digital soil modeling / soil carbon sequestration (FL)

Ph.D. University of Missouri

Graduate Students

	Jinseok Hong Ph.D. student 1/2006 to present Research project: Remote sensing supported soil-landscape modeling at multiple spatial scales in the Santa Fe River Watershed
	Gustavo M. Vasques 8/2005 to present Ph.D. student Research project: Geospatial regional modeling of soil carbon using soil spectroscopy and analytical methods (Santa Fe River Watershed)
	Bernard Fungo 1/2006 to present M.S. student Research project: Erosion and land degradation on Luunyu soils in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda
	Jessica McKay 1/2006 to present M.S. student Research project: Digital soil mapping in Vermont
	Kathleen Lockhard 8/2005 to present M.S. student

Post-Docs Advised:

Dr. Gregory L. Bruland (6/2004 to 12/2005). Projects: Geo-temporal modeling of soil nitrogen in the Santa Fe River Watershed; and spatially-explicit modeling of biogeochemical properties in Water Conservation Area 3, Everglades.
Dr. Ronald Corstanje (10/2004 to 5/2005). Project: Geostatistical modeling of the spatial distribution of biogeochemical soil and environmental properties in subtropical wetlands.
Dr. Christine Bliss (9/2002 to 12/2005). Projects: Investigate relationships between nitrogen in soils, foliage, throughfall and the atmosphere in Pinus elliottii adjacent to poultry operations that showed incidence of pitch canker; and geo-temporal modeling of soil nitrogen in the Santa Fe River Watershed.
Dr. Thomas F.A. Bishop (7/2002 to 7/2003). Project: Geo-spatial soil mapping in the Greater Everglades.

Students Graduated

Major advisor:

Tiffany Kapner (M.S.) - 2007

Thesis: "Spatial relationships between physico-chemical soil properties and vegetative patterns in Everglades Water Conservation Area 1"

Rosanna Rivero (Ph.D.) - 2006

Dissertation: Development of predictive models of soil phosphorus in Water Conservation Area-2A (Everglades), integrating remote sensing, GIS and geostatistics.

Sanjay Lamsal (Ph.D.) - 2006

Dissertation: Development of holistic, quantitative soil-landscape models in north-east Florida.

Kathleen McKee (M.S.) - 2005

Thesis: "Predicting soil phosphorus storage in historically isolated wetlands within the Lake Okeechobee Priority Basins"

Aarthy Sabesan (M.S.) - 2004

Thesis: "Geo-spatial assessment of the impact of land cover dynamics and distribution of land resources on soil and water quality in the Santa Fe River Watershed"

Supervisory committee:

Alejandro Pauly (Ph.D.) - 2007 (Computer Science and Engineering Department, UF)

Claudia Arrieta (M.S.) - 2006 (Soil and Water Science Department, UF)

Chen Qi (M.S.) - 2004 (Civil and Coastal Engineering, UF)

Ravindra Ramnarine (M.S.) - 2003 (Soil and Water Science Department, UF)

Michael Tischler (M.S.) - 2002 (Soil and Water Science Department, UF)